REFORMS WANTED

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18602, 29 January 1926, Page 9

REFORMS WANTED

GERMAN DISARMAMENT INTERALLIED REPORT. (bt casus— pr*s9 AtsoaATJos—corvaiaar. (MCTSB'B tSUOSAKSJ PARIS, January 27. French official circles attach much importance to the revelation in tho report of tho Inter-Allied Control Committee that Germany has dono nothing to carry out reforms in her military and police organisation and in tho transformation of munition factories, upon, which tho Allies insist before tho military control of Germany passes into tho hands of tho League of Nations. A semi-official statement from Berlin, denying tho foregoing assertion, tftiys that disarmament has boon so vigorously prosecuted in past moutlis that tho settlement of tho majority of the points una already been concluded or is approaching completion. (.An Allied Disarmament Note to Germany specified 13 points on which infractions of the Treaty havo occurred, and demanded, inter alia: (1) Tho reduction of tho number of polk* from 180,000 to 150,000, while tho military character thereof must disappear. (-) Tho destruction or transformation of certain types of factories. (3) The reorganisation of tho German high command and general staff, which now ia similar to tho pre-war status, and « reduction of tho administration personnel. (4) Tho rectification of the military organisation of tho railway system. (6) Tho suppression of »hortterm enlistment in the Keichawehr and of tho military activities of various asBociations. Tho Noto ako formulated miscellaneous demands relating to illicit traffic in war_ material, where the requisitions are in tho nature of coastal and land fortifications.]

NEW TASKS FOR GERMAN?. (IOSTSULMH AXO M.S. C4&IX ASSCCUtISS.) BERLIN, January 27. Dr. Luther," during a half-hour's speech in the Reichstag, in which he reintroduced hidieelf ad ttift Chancellor, referred At some length to the strength of the Allied forces retain&t in tho occupied territory, insisting that they should bo reduced id tho normal peace etroogth of Ocrtaan garrisons. The new Government's most important decision, he enid, * co&eentM Germany's entry into th& League <sf Nations. Tho Government's domestic policy aimed at reduction of taxation, encouragement of exported and tho compelling of other countries tt> abolish differentiation against German goods. Germany's adoption of internationallyregulated hoiirs of labour depended upon simultaneous measures besoß adopted in Great Britain, France, snd Belgium. Tho Conservatives gate natic* df a motion to lay down impossible -tea* diti6ns for Germnny'a entry ittto 4fe» League of Nations.

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Outirrft&'B nxjtettUM.) (Received January" 28th, UAd p.ta.} BEBLIN, January 27. In the opening debate on tho Govern* merit'a programme iU the llelefcsttg, tas Centrist Herr Fehrenbach, and the Socialist, Herr Meullcr, demanded taat Germany enter tho League without delay and unconditionally. They agreed with tho other parties' view that.the promises mado by Germany had not been liilfllied, but debated Uust tfau 6pi»&§JTtion to their fulfilment did not coihe itm the statesmen, out J«m» military quarters in the Entente, owing: to the BW<srd-iattling Of tfco Oerajafi Nationalist Press. Count Westarp, leader of tta German. Nationalißtsy bitterly * «SHifel»4d fit. SMeaemantt/a and ttmarfcfd that tho impassibility of carrying Ottfc tfct Dawes was hoW g«ae*tttty *es<ig> nisei